Photos of Wade Michael Page

Information has been coming out concerning the murder of 7 Sikhs at a Wisconsin temple. The alleged murderer, Wade Michael Phillips, was a former member of the American military who was discharged in 1998 (evidently his discharge was under less than favorable circumstances). He later joined a number of neo-Nazi bands before founding his own called End Apathy.

We know this is an American story, but since it relates in some ways to our previous stories (here and here) with regard to neo-Nazi bands, we thought we'd talk about it briefly.

There are people who are questioning whether or not Wade Michael Page was a neo-Nazi. These photos from the band's Myspace page should answer those questions for the doubters:

Especially note the tattoo and the Naziflag
hanging on the wall. The tattoo is an
Odin's Cross and the number 14.

Band member (perhaps Wade Michael Page)
wearing a hammerskins hoodie.

Other members of the band:

And now some of the graphic for their, "albums" and promoting themselves:

Max Resist and Blue Eyed Devils are perhaps
the best known neo-Nazi bands
on this particular list.

Some of our detractors have asked what it the big deal about neo-Nazi music? Who cares?

Well, this type of music is designed to focus aggression towards particular groups. After Rahowa concerts, violence against minorities committed by people who attended the show wasn't at all uncommon (see our timeline beginning in 1993).

The tragedy in Milwaukee is further evidence that these people aren't harmless.